USDA drops yearslong enforcement action against Alabama horse trainer

April 17, 2026

Alabama horse trainer secures permanent end to USDA enforcement action after challenging agency’s unconstitutional in-house tribunal process.

Divided court rules that auto repair shop qualifies as a coal mine

April 17, 2026

Federal court rules truck repair shop is a mine, but a strong dissent signals the fight isn’t over.

Father and son challenge fracking ban as violation of Fifth Amendment rights

April 16, 2026

A New York family’s federal lawsuit asks the State to pay just compensation after taking away all economically viable use of their property.

Thomas and Madison Woodward, III v. Amanda Lefton

April 16, 2026

But when the State adopted an executive order banning hydraulic fracking, the Woodwards abruptly lost the ability to use their own property.

Senate votes to disapprove Public Land Order in historic affirmation of the separation of powers and responsible natural resource development

April 16, 2026

Senate advances CRA resolution to overturn mining ban, restoring congressional oversight of public land orders and boosting resource development

New York artists ask Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging $100-per-square-foot exactions

April 14, 2026

SoHo and Noho, New York City's once-vibrant artist quarters, are now the site of a legal challenge making its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Pacific Legal Foundation filed a petition for a writ of certiorari yesterday asking the Court to hear a lawsuit challenging a controversial rezoning law that forces New York artists to pay more than $100 pe ...

Big City Coffee v. Webb

April 14, 2026

New law affirms Virginia homeowners’ right to build ADUs on their property

April 14, 2026

Virginia now allows homeowners to build ADUs by right after Gov. Spanberger signed SB 531.

Can California silence a doctor-patient phone call?

April 14, 2026

Trinidad, California, sits at the edge of the continent, a small coastal town nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco. In many ways, its remoteness is part of its charm. For Shellye Horowitz, who has a rare and potentially life-threatening bleeding disorder, it comes with a serious drawback: a state law that restricts her ability to communicate wit ...

As fines grow, ranchers ask court to settle jury trial fight

April 14, 2026

Ranchers facing $267,540 in wetlands penalties ask court to affirm their constitutional right to a jury trial before a costly administrative hearing begins.